Battle of Jangsari
The forgotten heroes
2019 · 1h 44m · Not Rated Drama, History, War
Overview
Korean War, September 1950. In order to fight the enemy forces based in the South of the peninsula, General MacArthur orders the start of the Incheon Landing Operation, deploying diversionary attacks in other locations. Without real military forces to spare, 772 very young Korean student soldiers, barely trained, are sent to Jangsari Beach, where they will face a heroic fate and discover the value of friendship. (A sequel to Operation Chromite, released in 2016.)
Director and cast
- Kim Myung-min as Captain Lee Myeong-jun
- Minho as Choe Seong-pil
- Kim Sung-cheol as Gi Ha-ryun
- Kim In-kwon as Ryu Tae-seok
- Kwak Si-yang as Park Chan-nyeon
- Lee Jae-wook as Lee Gae-tae
- Jang Ji-gun as Guk Man-deuk
- Lee Ho-jung as Mun Jong-nyeo
- Dong Bang-woo as Brigadier Gen. Im Chun-bong
- George Eads as General Stevens
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